which is best? i know theres not much of a difference. how do u feed them to cichlids? rinse and cut up? how much should i give them? is it healthy?
earthworm/ nighcrawler
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I usually just rinse them. Other people would recommend squeezing the dirt out of them before feeding them to your fishes though.
I use e.foetida now and again, and sometimes bait worms. I don't do anything special either other than chop them up if needed.
I think that nightcrawlers and earthworms are two different varieties...but each good for food.
I culture my own red wigglers, which tend to be smaller (4" or so max) but are free. Never found a fish that wouldn't eat them!
Matt
I culture my own red wigglers, which tend to be smaller (4" or so max) but are free. Never found a fish that wouldn't eat them!
Matt
as with most of the above posters I just rinse and cut if they happen to be to large
I agree with dogofwar that they are two different species and both are great for fish food
I choose which one i am going to feed acording to the size of the fish just because it would take alot more red wigglers to fill up my 18" Rtc x Tsn hybrid then it would nightcrawlers
but red wigglers do tend to get pounced on quicker but they tend to "squrm" alot more in the tanks water so I think their action attracts the fish ?
I have also caught some of the biggest blue gills I have ever caught using them
I agree with dogofwar that they are two different species and both are great for fish food
I choose which one i am going to feed acording to the size of the fish just because it would take alot more red wigglers to fill up my 18" Rtc x Tsn hybrid then it would nightcrawlers
but red wigglers do tend to get pounced on quicker but they tend to "squrm" alot more in the tanks water so I think their action attracts the fish ?
I have also caught some of the biggest blue gills I have ever caught using them
Earthworms are like 65% protein and certain African cichlids can get bloat if fed to much protein. Feed sparingly...
I usually squeeze as much of the poop, which is just dirt, out and then scissor it into the right size for which fish Im feeding. I doubt the dirt inside of them is harmful, but I just do it anyways..